Spike Driver Blues Mississippi John Hurt

Spike Driver Blues

Mississippi John Hurt

TremoloTom

376
0:00 2:37
Tuning Standard (E A D G B E)
Beat 4/4
Key: Ab
Capo:
No capo
Strumming 1

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Lyrics

[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
          G
John Henry was steel driving man
Steel driving man
Yes, he died with his hammer
Yes, and he's vain

[Verse 2]
G          G
 John Henry he left his hammer
Layin' side the road,
layin' side the road
Yeah, he has left his hammer
All painted red, all painted red

[Verse 3]
G          G
 John Henry he have a little wild
Main falling, main falling, main falling
John Henry to see in a bear,
Draws tea like a man,
he drawa tea like a man

[Verse 4]
G                    G
 You take this hammer and carry it to my captain
Yes, tell him I'm gone, oh,
to tell him I'm gone
This is the hammer that killed John Henry
But it won't kill you, not won't kill me,
not won't kill me

[Outro]
| G |

Bars

[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
        | G | - |
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John Henry was steel driving man
Steel driving man
Yes, he died with his hammer
Yes, and he's vain

[Verse 2]
        | G | - |
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| G | - | - | - |
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John Henry he left his hammer
Layin' side the road,
layin' side the road
Yeah, he has left his hammer
All painted red, all painted red

[Verse 3]
| G | - | - | - |
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John Henry he have a little wild
Main falling, main falling, main falling
John Henry to see in a bear,
Draws tea like a man,
he drawa tea like a man

[Verse 4]
        | G | - |
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| G | - | - | - |
| - | - | - | - |
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| - | - | - | - |
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You take this hammer and carry it to my captain
Yes, tell him I'm gone, oh,
to tell him I'm gone
This is the hammer that killed John Henry
But it won't kill you, not won't kill me,
not won't kill me

[Outro]
| G |

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